It’s hard to keep up with so many fabulous Miami Restaurant openings throughout the City. Well, the folks at Eater Miami have made it easier for us. They rolled out this cool list of ‘restaurants to get excited about’ for this Fall. I think you will recognize a few of the players this season so be sure to check it out and get out and try the new Miami flavors throughout the city!
Miami’s Most Anticipated Restaurants and Bars, Fall 2018
The restaurants to get excited about
As Miami’s “quiet season” — or this year, not-so-quiet season — comes to an end, it’s time to put the restaurant openings in full force again. Plenty of heavy hitters are coming to the Magic City this fall including new restaurants from celebrities like Pitbul and Pharrell, award-winning chefs like Brad Kilgore, and newcomers like Mexican chef Javier Plascencia. Here are the 20 bars and restaurants to look forward to the most this fall.
Abi Maria
Key Players: Jorgie Ramos and the Barley Team
Address: 8880 SW 72 Place
A new bar from the team behind Kendall’s Barley, it’ll be inspired by pre-Castro Havana featuring classic Latin cocktails, frozen drinks like Daiquiris, an oyster program and light bites.
Projected Opening: Late September 2018
Central Fare
Key Players: Florida East Coast Industries, MiamiCentral and Brightline
Address: 550 NW MiamiCentral AvenueMiami, Downtown Miami
The food hall planned for inside MiamiCentral — the home of the new Brightline’s Miami Station — will feature more than 20 different vendors from groceries, quick grab-and-go food to more formal sit down options from places like Rosetta Bakery, 800 Degrees, Kuenko and more.
Projected Opening: November 2018
iLov305 Steakhouse & Nightlife
Key Players: Pitbull, Sugar Factory American Brasserie
Address: 1060 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
Mister 305 himself, Pitbull, together with team behind Sugar Factory American Brasserie will unveil iLov305 Steakhouse and Nightlife with a “Havana-club aesthetic” featuring three VIP rooms, a private lounge and four bars featuring specialty cocktails, plus Latin-meets-American comfort food.
Projected Opening: November 2018
Pink Pie
Key Players: Michael McGowan, Paloma Machado-McGowan
Address: 170 NW 26th Street, Wynwood
South Florida-based pie shop, Pink Pie, will open its first brick-and-mortart shop offering both sweet and savory mini pies, “pies’cream sandwiches” and pie milkshakes with the available flavors of the day, plus an extensive coffee program.
Projected Opening: Late September 2018
Swan & Bar Bevy
Key Players: David Grutman, Pharrell Williams, Jean Imbert
Address: 90 NE 39th Street, Miami Design District
David Grutman and Pharrell Williams are partnering up for the first time restaurant and bar in the Miami Design District. On the first floor will be the swanky and “Instagramable” Swan, led by Top Chef Europe’s season three winner chef Jean Imbert, while the second floor will house Bar Bevy, a bohemian-meets-chic bar and lounge.
Projected Opening: November 2018
Kaido
Key Players: Brad Kilgore
Address: 151 NE 41st Street
This Asian and Japanese-inspired cocktail lounge will be the first of two spots Brad Kilgore will debut in the next few months. The Tokyo-style drinking den will feature cocktails by in-house mixologist Nico de Soto and Asian dishes developed by Kilgore.
Projected Opening: December 2018
Donna Mare & Bungalow by the Sea
Key Players: Hersha Hospitality, Chef-Partner Manuel Mattei
Address: 3925 Collins Avenue
Both eateries, located within the soon-to-be open Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club, are spearheaded by Mattei but will feature very different cuisine. Donna Mare will pay homage to Mattei’s Italian roots with traditional Italian fare and seafood, wood-fired pizzas, meats and house-made pastas. Bungalow by the Sea on the other hand will be an ocean-view venue surrounded by tropical palms and will offer a raw bar complimented by the largest assortment of rosé on the beach.
Projected Opening: September 12, 2018
Gold of Naples and Passione Napoletana
Key Players: Raffaele Tramma, Ciro Adamo, and Luigi Esposito
Address: 2621 NW 2nd Avenue, Unit 28, Wynwood
These two eateries will open at the same time and be joined together by a shared patio. Gold of Naples will offer more casual, street food fare, while Passione Napoletana will serve more than 30 different types of pizzas along with pastas and other Neapolitan dishes.
Projected Opening: Late-September/Early October 2018
800° Woodfired Kitchen
Key Players: Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem, Anthony Carron
Address: 956 Aventura Boulevard, Suite C-3, Aventura
Heat players Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem are bringing 800° Woodfired Kitchen to the East Coast. The mini-chain offers up dishes like pizzas, rotisserie meats, salads and bowls, appetizers and more.
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